Super-slimmer loses three stone after shock of seeing herself pictured at daughter's graduation

Kate Hannigan (51) from Dunboyne in Co Meath has lost three stone in 17 weeks after she saw a photograph of herself at her daughter Moya’s graduation (Image: Ciara Wilkinson)

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A super-slimmer mum has revealed her shock at seeing a picture of herself at her daughter’s graduation spurred her into losing weight.

Kate Hannigan, 51, who lost three stone in 17 weeks, said: “When I saw those photos I said ‘enough is enough’, it is time to take action because I had a very bad relationship with food.”

The mother-of-three said she lost an average of two and a half pounds a week after joining Slimming World in Dunboyne, Co Meath.

Her husband John and children Moya, 19, James, 25, and Andrew, 23, have supported her all the way.

The child-minder, from Dunboyne, said: “I was a happy person and I still am. We had a lovely few years celebrating being married for 25 years, me being 50 and then I saw the photograph of me at Moya’s graduation.”

Kate Hannigan (51) from Dunboyne in Co Meath has lost three stone in 17 weeks after she saw a photograph of herself at her daughter Moya’s graduation (Image: Ciara Wilkinson)

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Kate also gave up alcohol and said: “This is not a permanent choice but I was losing interest in it and I had one glass at Moya’s graduation last August and then said, I would give it up.”

She has also taken up running and pilates.

“I have gone from 12st 6 lbs to 9st 4 lbs and I am maintaining my healthy weight. I am not leaving Slimming World and if I have to go to it every week for the rest of my life, I will.”

Kate says she realises she was eating far too much and too much of the wrong foods.

“I ate when I was happy, I ate when I was sad, I ate when I was on my own or in a group . I was simply over-eating.

"The only way to get through weight issues is to be completely and utterly honest with yourself. Our bodies are kind to us when we treat them well.”

Kate Hannigan (51) from Dunboyne in Co Meath pictured with her daughter Moya. Kate has lost three stone in 17 weeks after she saw this photograph of herself at Moya’s graduation (Image: Ciara Wilkinson)